Why You Want To Get Bumped From Your Flight

Former 5 Eyewitness News reporter Mark Albert is now the Editor-in-Chief of The Voyage Report. He stopped by the studio to tell us why you WANT to get bumped from your next flight.

Mark shared three ways to help your chances of getting bumped from your flight and what you should do if you do:

Volunteer to get bumped - tell the gate agent one hour before the flight that you are willing to get bumped from your flight

Don't check bags - having no checked bags makes you more appealing to get bumped

Negotiate everything - Mark has received an upgrade to First Class after getting bumped from a flight. You can also negotiate voucers, meals, gift cards and more. Make sure you do all of your negotiation before giving up your seat.